Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman has confirmed his retirement from UFC competition tonight with immediate effect, bringing the curtain down on a gold laden mixed martial arts career dating back to a 2009 debut.
Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined from competition since returning at UFC 310 last month, taking on Eryk Anders in a rescheduled light heavyweight pairing, where he dropped a second round knockout loss.
Returning to action following a gruelly compound fracture of his right leg back in 2020, Baldwin veteran, Weidman made good on his return from injury with a controversial decision win over Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva at UFC Fight NIght Atlantic City last March, which came as his final mixed martial arts victory.